Severum tank mates

[Mythic Figment]

Mine are with:
Male Motoro stingray
14" Florida Gar
8" NTT Dat
3- 6-12" Bala Sharks
1- Kelberi Pbass
1-6" Jaguar Cichlid


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Nice collection, Seppii. A little big for what I am looking for though. I would love to have a stingray, but I think my tank would be too small and I hear they are hard to care for (like discus care).


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[Mudfrog]

I have a 125g with the following:

4x Green Severums
9x Clown Loaches
9x Australian Rainbowfish
2x Synodontis decorus
2x Rubberlip Plecos
2x Angelicus loaches
1x Fire eel
1x Synodontis Hybrid
1x Hoplo Catfish
1x Golden Dojo Loach
1x Pictus Catfish

 

[PDRed302]

Must be a massive tank. I couldn't even house 1/4 if that stock.

Unfortunately, an upgrade to something bigger is out of the question. Is a 6' tank not large enough? I thought the flagtail only grow to 12-14"?

I tried angels and didn't like them. I like the idea of a firemouth though. Also like the idea of a blue Acura, but I would want a pure one and not one of those GT hybrids. I had a GT/blue acara hybrid when I purchased it as a blue acara. It got murderous and killed a bunch of my livestock though.


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The tank is a 345, just throwing my stock out there to give you a few ideas as far as the flagtail, I don't know what I was thinking; for some reason I had it stuck in my head they grew to 18".

You have me wanting a blue acara. I definitely think I have to hunt down a pure blue acara and not one of those hybrids.


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I really dig mine, I originally bought a small group just to get a breeding pair and ended up keeping 2 extra just because I didn't want to part with them.

 

[SePPii]

Do a weekly water change and keep all the crap off the bottom and stingrays are no problem. Not good for a 125 obviously, but, they aren't as hard as everyone makes them out to be, atleast Motoros aren't. Everyone told me how hard they were to keep and I have had no problems whatsoever


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[darth pike]

Half the things you listed I couldn't find pictures of. The patricki and diadema are a bit bland for me. I do like the Jenaro Herrera though. Not sure whee to find any, but I will have to do some looking around. I think it would be a cool idea to have a few acaras in the tank. All the acaras I looked at seem to be around 6" fish, which is a little lower than I was expecting, but no big deal.

Do you think I could stock the 125 with the severum, the EBJD, two acaras, and the bellycrawler?

Yeah, sorry about that. I'm a big acara fan, but most of them are kind of bland looking so get over looked. A. metae is another one you might see, they've been common lately and are a more blue version of the sp. Jenaro Herrera. With two smaller acaras and a bellycrawer, yeah I think you can do 5 fish ... but I'd keep an eye on the two acara species. Your tank is big enough that their shouldn't be issues, but occasionally an acara will think it's a green terror and go all territorial. Rare, but it does happen occasionally.

 

[Jnz89]

My gold and green sevs are in my 180 with
Jack Dempsey
Pleco x2
Clown loach
rainbow shark
Rainbow cichlid x2
Cuckoo catfish x2
Nicaragua Cichlid x2
Tiger Oscar
Talking catfish
Fire eel
Blood Parrot
Convict
And all seem to be doing good


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[Mythic Figment]

The tank is a 345, just throwing my stock out there to give you a few ideas as far as the flagtail, I don't know what I was thinking; for some reason I had it stuck in my head they grew to 18".



I really dig mine, I originally bought a small group just to get a breeding pair and ended up keeping 2 extra just because I didn't want to part with them.

Between talking with you and darth pike, I am going to have to hunt down some good looking acara species. Blues are definitely my favorites color wise, but I like the Jenaro Herrera colors too.

I had posted about keeping a flagtail with some small 6-8" geos and got advise that the flagtail would be too big to live with them and now I'm basically stuck in the same situation......flagtail or a couple of acaras? LOL I think I will go with the acaras though. One day I will have my flagtail though.


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[Mythic Figment]

Do a weekly water change and keep all the crap off the bottom and stingrays are no problem. Not good for a 125 obviously, but, they aren't as hard as everyone makes them out to be, atleast Motoros aren't. Everyone told me how hard they were to keep and I have had no problems whatsoever


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It sounds pretty much the same as with discus. People blow their needs out of proportion a lot.


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[Mythic Figment]

Yeah, sorry about that. I'm a big acara fan, but most of them are kind of bland looking so get over looked. A. metae is another one you might see, they've been common lately and are a more blue version of the sp. Jenaro Herrera. With two smaller acaras and a bellycrawer, yeah I think you can do 5 fish ... but I'd keep an eye on the two acara species. Your tank is big enough that their shouldn't be issues, but occasionally an acara will think it's a green terror and go all territorial. Rare, but it does happen occasionally.

That comment about acaras being terrors surprises me a bit. Hard to think of the potentially smallest fish being the one I have to worry about aggression wise. LOL

So being darth pike, clearly you have some experience with pikes. I have read some horror stories about belly crawlers eating fish that are 2/3 their size and also being aggressive with other fish. Any thoughts on this?

I am looking for something in the "algae control" category of fish. Not looking for a fish that will take care of every piece of algae, but may help limit its growth in between cleanings. Thoughts? I would love a flagtail, but their size in relation to the acaras and obviously their habit of not eating algae when they get bigger makes me very hesitant. I thought of bristle nose or rubber lip plecos, but all plecos are poop machines. I have had three Siamese algae eaters and they all turned aggressive one they hit 4-5" each, so they are out. I bought some snails a while back, but my cichlids just eat them. LOL


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[Mythic Figment]

Yeah, sorry about that. I'm a big acara fan, but most of them are kind of bland looking so get over looked. A. metae is another one you might see, they've been common lately and are a more blue version of the sp. Jenaro Herrera. With two smaller acaras and a bellycrawer, yeah I think you can do 5 fish ... but I'd keep an eye on the two acara species. Your tank is big enough that their shouldn't be issues, but occasionally an acara will think it's a green terror and go all territorial. Rare, but it does happen occasionally.

I love the look of the A. metae. Beautiful orange color. You said they were blue, but all I see is orange (not that I am complaining since they are very pretty). Is the orange a juvenile color that goes away?


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